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How to Train an RF-DETR Segmentation Model with a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train an RF-DETR Segmentation model with a custom dataset.
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James Gallagher
James is a technical writer at Roboflow, with experience writing documentation on how to train and use state-of-the-art computer vision models.
Latest Posts by James Gallagher
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Roboflow Named Leader in Image Recognition Software
We’re proud to announce that as of November 2025, Roboflow has been ranked the #1 Image Recognition product on G2.
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What Is Inference In Computer Vision?
Learn what inference means in computer vision, how it powers real-time and batch applications, and why inference servers like Roboflow Inference make it easy to deploy models at scale.
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Roboflow Playground: Try and Compare 30+ Computer Vision Models
We are excited to announce a tool to help you try, compare, and evaluate over 30 popular zero-shot vision models: Roboflow Playground.
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Launch: Use GPT-5 in Roboflow
Roboflow supports GPT-5, the latest OpenAI series of models (GPT-5, GPT-5 Mini, GPT-5 Nano), and all users can access these models with your own OpenAI API key, or using Roboflow credits with our Managed Roboflow OpenAI Key.
These models are now the best OpenAI has to offer for vision tasks.
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Reflections on GPT-5 Vision Capabilities
Roboflow's reflections on using GPT-5 for computer vision tasks.
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GPT-5 for Vision: Results from 80+ Real-World Tests
On August 7th, 2025, OpenAI released GPT-5, the newest model in their GPT series. GPT-5 has advanced reasoning capabilities and, like many recent models by OpenAI, multimodal support. This means that you can both prompt GPT-5 with one or more images and ask for an answer, but also prompt the
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Advancing State of the Art Object Detection (Again) with RF-DETR
Learn how to use and train the three new state-of-the-art RF-DETR object detection model sizes.
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How to Train a ResNet-34 Model on a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train a ResNet-34 model for image classification using a custom dataset.
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How to Use Perception Encoder
Learn how to use and deploy Meta AI's Perception Encoder model with Roboflow Inference.
• 6 min read
How to Deploy RF-DETR to an NVIDIA Jetson
Learn how to deploy RF-DETR to a Roboflow Jetson.
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How to Train a ResNet-18 Model with a Custom Dataset
Learn how to train a ResNet-18 classification model with a custom dataset.
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Launch: Roboflow Instant Models
Roboflow Instant is a free, quick-to-train, few-shot model that requires as few as a half-dozen labelled images to produce an accurate object detection model.
• 7 min read
How to Fine-Tune a SmolVLM2 Model on a Custom Dataset
Learn how to fine-tune SmolVLM2 for visual question answering using a custom dataset.
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Launch: Manage Computer Vision Deployments with Device Manager
Learn how to use the Roboflow Device Manager to manage computer vision deployments.
• 4 min read
OpenAI o3-pro: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Explore how OpenAI o3-pro does on a range of use cases, from defect detection to object counting to VQA.
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Top 5 Artificial Intelligence Courses
Explore the top five artificial intelligence courses Roboflow recommends that will equip you with practical knowledge.
• 8 min read
What Is Object Detection? How It Works and Why It Matters
In this guide, we discuss what object detection is, how it works, how to label and augment data for object detection models, and more.
• 9 min read
What Is Image Classification? A Guide for Beginners
In this guide, we talk about what image classification is and what problems you can solve with image classification.
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Launch: Stop Training Jobs Early
Learn how to stop training jobs early on Roboflow Train.
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Launch: Train Larger Models on Roboflow
Learn how to train Medium, Large, and Extra Large models with Roboflow Train.
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OpenAI o3 and o4-mini: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of how OpenAI's O3 and O4-Mini models perform on a range of vision tasks.
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OpenAI GPT-4.1: Multimodal and Vision Analysis
Read our analysis of OpenAI's GPT-4.1 model on multimodal tasks like VQA, object detection, and more.
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How to Monitor Red Zones with Computer Vision
Learn how to monitor red zones for safety compliance using computer vision.
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